Yang Kang (Traditional Chinese: 楊康) is a fictional character in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a wuxia novel written by Jinyong. The Legend of Condor Heroes ( is one of the most acclaimed Wuxia novels by Jinyong, first published in 1957 in Hong Kong Commercial Louis Cha, GBM, OBE ( born 6 February 1924) known with his pen name Jin Yong ( is one of the most influential modern Chinese-language He was the sworn brother of Guo Jing and the father of Yang Guo. Guo Jing ( died January 31, 1273) is the Fictional main character in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a novel written by Chinese author The Fictional character Yang Guo ( is the Protagonist in the 1959 Chinese Wuxia Novel The Return of the Condor Yang Kang was also a disciple of Mei Chaofeng and Quanzhen priest Qiu Chuji. Mei Chaofeng (梅超風 is a fictional character in Jinyong 's Wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes. Qiu Chuji ( Traditional Chinese: 丘處機 Simplified Chinese: 丘处机 alternately rendered Kiu Chang Chun; Taoist name Chang Chun (長春 or Perpetual His biological father was Yang Tiexin and mother Bao Xiruo. Yang Tiexin (楊鐵心 is the father of Yang Kang and the husband of Bao Xiruo (包惜弱 in Jinyong 's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes Bao Xiruo (包惜弱 is a fictional character in the Jin Yong Wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes. He was known as Wanyan Kang before he knew his true parentage, and he always thought that he was the son of Wanyan Honglie, the sixth prince of the Jin emperor. Wanyan Honglie (完顏洪烈 is a character in the Wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes written by Louis Cha. He married Mu Nianci and had a son Yang Guo
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Qiu Chuji taught Yang Kang the martial arts of Quan Zhen Sect after discovering that he is the son of Yang Tiexin. Mu Nianci (穆念慈 is a supporting character from Jin Yong 's famous work The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The Fictional character Yang Guo ( is the Protagonist in the 1959 Chinese Wuxia Novel The Return of the Condor Yang Tiexin (楊鐵心 is the father of Yang Kang and the husband of Bao Xiruo (包惜弱 in Jinyong 's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes Bao Xiruo (包惜弱 is a fictional character in the Jin Yong Wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes. Wanyan Honglie (完顏洪烈 is a character in the Wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes written by Louis Cha. Mu Nianci (穆念慈 is a supporting character from Jin Yong 's famous work The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The Fictional character Yang Guo ( is the Protagonist in the 1959 Chinese Wuxia Novel The Return of the Condor Qiu Chuji ( Traditional Chinese: 丘處機 Simplified Chinese: 丘处机 alternately rendered Kiu Chang Chun; Taoist name Chang Chun (長春 or Perpetual He was taught the martial arts by Qiu Chuji due to a competition between Qiu Chuji and Jiangnan Qi Guai (江南七怪) to train him and Guo Jing to settle a martial arts competition between them. Jiangnan Qi Guai (江南七怪 ( lit "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan ") are a group of seven martial artists in Jinyong 's (金庸 novel The Guo Jing ( died January 31, 1273) is the Fictional main character in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a novel written by Chinese author
Mei Chaofeng taught a young Yang Kang the Nine Yin White Bone Claw after he stumbled upoon Mei's refuge and discovered her secret. In exchange for keeping the secret of her training and providing fodder for her practice, she taught him the skills.
Yang Kang was born Wanyan Kang in the royal courts of Jin and grew to believe that Wanyan Honglie was his real father. Wanyan Honglie (完顏洪烈 is a character in the Wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes written by Louis Cha. He was initially taught martial arts by Qiu Chuji, who made a bet with Jiangnan Qi Guai that they would locate and train the offsprings of the Yang and Guo family, and let the disciples compete. Qiu Chuji ( Traditional Chinese: 丘處機 Simplified Chinese: 丘处机 alternately rendered Kiu Chang Chun; Taoist name Chang Chun (長春 or Perpetual Jiangnan Qi Guai (江南七怪 ( lit "Seven Freaks of Jiangnan ") are a group of seven martial artists in Jinyong 's (金庸 novel The Qiu did not educate Yang well on virtues, a failure he later regretted greatly. Yang Kang, bored and tired of Qiu's righteous personality, secretly sought training from a refuging Mei Chaofeng. Mei Chaofeng (梅超風 is a fictional character in Jinyong 's Wuxia novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
When he was eighteen years old, Yang Kang came across a martial arts contest to find a spouse for Mu Nianci. Mu Nianci (穆念慈 is a supporting character from Jin Yong 's famous work The Legend of the Condor Heroes. He easily defeated Mu Nianci and molested her in public, but refused to marry her and took her shoe with him as a souvenir. Thinking it was absurd, Guo Jing came out and had a fight with him, trying to retrieve the shoe and the girl's honor. Guo Jing ( died January 31, 1273) is the Fictional main character in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, a novel written by Chinese author The fight ended after Yang Kang's mother Bao Xiruo came to the scene. Bao Xiruo (包惜弱 is a fictional character in the Jin Yong Wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes. Later, Yang Kang captured Mu Nianci and her father Mu Yi (actually his real biological father Yang Tiexin), whom he had accidentally hurt during the fight with Guo Jing. Yang Tiexin (楊鐵心 is the father of Yang Kang and the husband of Bao Xiruo (包惜弱 in Jinyong 's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes
After Mu Yi and Mu Nianci were freed by Bao Xiruo, Mu Yi went to visit Bao Xiruo later that night to reveal his true identity to her. Yang Kang ran into them and his mother told him that Yang Tiexin was his true father, but he refused to believe it.
Even after confirming his true identity as the son of Yang Tiexin, and that Wanyan Honglie was the real mastermind behind his family's tragedy 18 years ago, he still recognized Wanyan Honglie who raised and indulges him with luxury as his father. Yang Tiexin (楊鐵心 is the father of Yang Kang and the husband of Bao Xiruo (包惜弱 in Jinyong 's novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes By he accepting Yang as his father, he would have denounced his claim as a prince of the Jin Empire. Throughout the story, Yang Kang was constantly in conflict, having to choose between the relationship with his stepfather Wanyan Honglie and his moral obligation toward fellow Han Chinese. At one point, Yang Kang took out a knife to stab Wanyan Honglie who was sleeping, only to hesitate, and covered him with blanket instead. Ultimately, he turned into a cunning and ambitious mastermind who betrayed his fellow Han people. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world.
He was later killed when he hit Huang Rong's protective "Hedgehog Soft Vest", which was incidentally coated with Ouyang Feng's lethal poison when Guo Jing's master, Nan Xiren previously hit her in his dying delirium. Huang Rong 黄蓉 (born in 1203 died January 31, 1273) is a Fictional character in the novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes written His corpse was later scavenged by wild ravens, and what remained of it was eventually buried by his sworn brother Guo Jing. Raven is the common name given to the largest species of Passerine Birds in the Genus Corvus. His death was ironic because Yang Kang killed Ouyang Feng's nephew/illegitimate son Ouyang Ke in order to become his disciple, and he was directly responsible for Na Xiren's poisoning. Ouyang Ke (歐陽克 is a fictional character in Jinyong 's The Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Yang Kang's treachery are stark contrasts against the patriotic Yang Clan Generals of which he is a scion. More than seven generations of that clan had dedicated their lives of zealous service to the Song dynasty and were all people of noble character. The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms However, his deeds also pivotal to the decisions that would shape the life of his sworn brother Guo Jing, when Guo was torn between the loyalties towards Mongol and Southern Song Empires, and his son Yang Guo's heroic destiny as The Condor Hero. The Fictional character Yang Guo ( is the Protagonist in the 1959 Chinese Wuxia Novel The Return of the Condor